https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198549 A defamation complaint disclosing allegations that, if accepted at face value, made out a prima facie offence could not be quashed at the threshold under Section 482 CrPC. Questions of good faith, intention and the possible application of the Ninth Exception to Section 499 IPC were matters requiring evidence and could not be conclusively decided before trial. The plea of limitation was not examined on merits because it had not been raised before the High Court. The quashing order was set aside, the Magistrate's process order was restored, and the complaint was left to proceed to trial on merits. en-us Wed, 02 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198549 A defamation complaint disclosing allegations that, if accepted at face value, made out a prima facie offence could not be quashed at the threshold under Section 482 CrPC. Questions of good faith, intention and the possible application of the Ninth Exception to Section 499 IPC were matters requiring evidence and could not be conclusively decided before trial. The plea of limitation was not examined on merits because it had not been raised before the High Court. The quashing order was set aside, the Magistrate's process order was restored, and the complaint was left to proceed to trial on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198549